wotc
Once a creature with decayed attacks, it will be sacrificed at end of combat, even if it no longer has decayed at that time.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #MID-78
Startle
plst·#MID-78·common·nonfoil
Illus. Craig J Spearing
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Aug '24
2 yr ago
Value
$0.23+$0 (+4.2%)
30 days high $0.24 · low $0.22
NM$0.23
LP—
MP—
HP—
DMG—
$0.21–$0.24modeled
30 days agotoday
90-dayhigh $0.23low $0.16range 43.8%n 48
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #14,831 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Instant
Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed. (It can't block. When it attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat.)
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Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawllegal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Decayed does not create any attacking requirements. You may choose not to attack with a creature that has decayed.
wotc
Decayed represents a static ability and a triggered ability. "Decayed" means "This creature can't block" and "When this creature attacks, sacrifice it at end of combat."
Context
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $0.23. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.16 and $0.23 across 48 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from PLST — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.
Card #MID-78 of *The List*, the set that shipped alongside the August 2024 The List release.
Card type: Instant, color identity blue, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #14,831 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Craig J Spearing. Rarix catalogs 468 other cards credited to this artist.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Craig J Spearing
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